#93 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Beijing Temple #1. The Lama Temple of Beijing) January 21st 2008 For over two thousand years, the Chinese have used the "same" architectural model of construction for both imperial and religious buildings. Such construction consists of three elements: 1. A platform, 2. Post-and beam timber frames, and 3. Non-loadbearing walls.
Standard features of these imperial building complexes include a front gate, four-sided enclosures or courtyards, and a series o ... read more
Asia » China » Beijing For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more
After 38 years as a Foreign Language Teacher and Foreign Language Dept. Chair at Coral Gables Sr. H.S., and A.J. Professor of German at the University of Miami, I have left Florida in June of 2006, where my home is in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. I have just signed another year's teaching-contract (my 8th year now) with Taizhou University in the city of Taizhou, located about 3hrs north of Shanghai, in Jiangsu Province, CHINA.
I thought it would be informative for others and rewarding for me personally, to log the progress of my efforts from beginning to end, as a Travel and Photo Jo... full info